Lower garment assembly with suspender device

Abstract

A lower garment assembly includes a lower garment, a suspender device for suspending the lower garment, and attachment elements provided on an inner surface of the lower garment in alignment with a crotch section of the lower garment. The suspender device includes a waistband portion adapted to fit around the waist of a user, and at least two suspending portions extending downwardly and respectively from front and rear sides of the waistband portion and attached to the respective attachment elements so that the suspending portions are aligned with the crotch section. The suspender device can be configured to resemble a thong to expose the midriff of the user.

1 . A lower garment assembly comprising:
 a lower garment having a covering portion that is adapted to cover the pelvic region of a user and that includes front and rear parts, a crotch section connected to said front and rear parts, and at least two attachment elements disposed respectively on inner sides of said front and rear parts and aligned substantially with said crotch section; and   a suspender device including a waistband portion adapted to fit around the waist of the user and having front and rear sides, two spaced-apart suspending portions connected respectively to said front and rear sides of said waistband portion, and fastening members that are secured respectively to said suspending portions and that engage removably said attachment elements;   wherein said waistband portion is spaced apart from said lower garment, said suspending portions extend into said lower garment and are aligned substantially with said crotch section, and portions of said suspending portions are exposed from said lower garment.   
   
   
       2 . The lower garment assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lower garment further includes a fabric strip sewn to said crotch section and to said front and rear parts of said covering portion along substantially parallel stitch lines that are spaced apart from each other along the length of said fabric strip, said attachment elements being configured as eyes each defined between two adjacent ones of said stitch lines. 
   
   
       3 . The lower garment assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said attachment elements is formed as a fabric loop, and each of said fastening members is formed as a hook. 
   
   
       4 . The lower garment assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said lower garment is formed as a pair of low-cut shorts. 
   
   
       5 . A lower garment adapted to be suspended by a suspender device including a waistband portion adapted to fit around the waist of a user, two suspending portions extending downwardly and respectively from the waistband portion; and two fastening members secured respectively to the suspending portions, said lower garment comprising:
 a covering portion adapted to cover the pelvic region of the user;   a crotch section connected to front and rear parts of said covering portion; and   a fabric strip sewn to said front and rear parts and said crotch section along a plurality of substantially parallel stitch lines that are spaced apart from each other along the length of said fabric strip, said fabric strip providing eyes each of which is defined between two adjacent ones of said stitch lines and which are used as attachment elements for attachment of the fastening members to said covering portion.